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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1906
Page
6
St Josephs Academy caters to resident and day pupils under Philadelphia leadership. Emphasis on music and elocution. Students prepared for teachers examinations for county and state certificates. For particulars, address.
An ad extols Pretty Picture Mouldings offering affordable frames to preserve valuable photos and baby's portraits that would otherwise fade or tear. It invites customers to frame their pictures to keep them indefinitely through their affordable mouldings.
Largest line of paints paper varnish and mouldings in Pendleton expands to double its former size to accommodate fast increasing stock and business.
A Eugene meeting of Oregon commercial clubs urged state rail regulation and urged legislators to pass stringent measures in the next session. Resolutions criticized railroad obligations to farmers and shippers, demanded tax fairness, equipment provision, fair rates, and noted the need for state level action with reciprocal demurrage as a key provision. G W Griffin signed the submission.
A long lasting case of painful sores on the hands resisted three doctors until a new treatment was applied. One doctor feared touching them, but the soreness disappeared and the hands became smooth after the application.
A Chicago man writes of long trial with sore hands and failing doctors. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment his hands healed in three years, enabling him to continue working. He endorses the products to help other sufferers. July 1, 1905.
A torn advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Castile soap as instant relief for irritated skin in babies and rest for exhausted mothers. It claims the products soothe redness, rashes, and general skin discomfort, promising purity, sweetness, and gentle emollients for daily use.
Denver dispatch reports United States Mint Director George E. Roberts in Colorado to inspect silver mining properties as government moves to reopen mines. Anticipated high silver prices may reach 46 cents an ounce by January with Mexico India and London markets reacting. Separate notes forecast grain supply shifts with wheat and corn stocks and international totals changing, amid ongoing economic speculation.
Seattle News reports China rapidly building railways toward civilization, with a Peking to Kalgan line of 160 miles overseen by a Cantonese Yale graduate. The line reaches Nan Kou north of Peking, faces steep terrain at Nan Kou Pass, and may extend to Urga and beyond. Foreigners once guided the effort, but Chinese engineers face stuck tunnels and grades with two native engineers having reportedly killed themselves over the obstacles. The project uses foreign-made materials at over $26,000 per mile, and Kalgan remains a major trade hub with caravan traffic. Plans envision a future Peking to Paris route in ten days, while foreigners may be excluded from future concessions.
Chicago reports over 1700 families now public charges due to husband desertion, with 1903 law making desertion indictable. The spike occurs despite plentiful work and high wages. Also noted: 14 deaths from drowning in Clifton Arizona as a canyon town business area was swept away.
Pendleton Drug Company urges residents to use Vinol a cod liver based tonic claimed to build blood and muscle. Officials say it improves digestion boosts appetite and supports recovery for convalescents and the aged with a money back guarantee. Sold by Pendleton Drug Company and available in many towns.
A raid on a railroad coal train near Mountain Home ends with Sheriff Rowe shooting Harris Harris in the back during arrest attempts. Harris, a Bruneau stage driver, was seriously wounded but improving. no arrest reported. Also noted is a health ad and the sudden death of Chief Justice Andrew P Niswell in Boston.
An advertisement argues against stomach dosing for catarrh and promotes Hyomel inhalation as the effective local treatment. It claims the inhaler delivers medicated air to nose throat and lungs, kills catarrhal germs, and soothes mucous membranes. Tallman & Co guarantees refunds if unsatisfied.
Round trip fares listed from Pendleton to Ukiah Alba Ridge Nye Pilot Rock with various prices: Ukiah $8.00 one way, $6.00 round trip. Alba $2.75 one way, $6.00 round trip. Ridge $2.00 one way, $3.50 round trip. Nye $1.50 one way, $2.60 round trip. Pilot Rock $1.00 one way, $1.60 round trip.
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